Drapery cornice mounting



Aug. 7, 1956 H. J. AULT 2,757,724

DRAPERY CORNICE MOUNTING Filed April 27, 1953 7a A 72 JNVENToR. 6 75 HYMAA/ ./AY 40u' DRAPERY CORNICE MOUNTING Hyman Jay Ault, Pasadena, Caiif.

Application April 27, 1956, Serial No. 351,263

3 Claims. (Cl. 160-19) This invention relates to drapery boxes or the like adapted to be installed above inwardly opening closure members for door or window openings to support draperies and the like without interfering with the act of opening or closing door or window closures.

My U. S. Patent 2,602,499, granted July 8, 1952, discloses and claims a device for mounting drapery boxes or dust boards of the foregoing type. The instant invention is directed to a more simplified but etlicient structure or combination of parts for this purpose.

One object of this invention is to provide means for mounting a dust box or the like to permit the box to have swinging movement with a closure member so that the drapes suspended from the box will oler no obstruction to the opening or closing movement of the closure member; and furthermore neither the mounting means nor the closure member will interfere with the drapes, that is, the drawing of the drapes.

Another object is to provide supporting hardware for a drapery box or the like adapted to vary selectively the distance the box may be disposed in advance of the closure as well as the distance between the dust board of the box or the like and the top of the closure.

A further object of the invention is the provision of novel structure of the foregoing type which is sturdy and simple in construction, yet ecient and reliable in operation.

Other objects will be apparent from the description of the invention set out below.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved drapery box structure whereby certain advantages are attained, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

For a better understanding of my invention, reference is made to the following detailed description when considered with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a drapery box structure according to the invention, the valance of the box being omitted;

Fig. 2 is another view in perspective of the structure of the invention, showing certain parts not seen in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view illustrating a detail of the invention device;

Fig. 4 is a front view in perspective of a plurality of drapery box structures in accordance with the invention, employed in relation to a particular arrangement of closures.

The mounting for the drapery box or cornice dust board of the invention as shown in Figs. l and 2 comprises a pair of structures 1@ and 12 secured respectively to opposite ends of a dust board 14 and to a wall 16 and a door or other closure 18 for an opening in said wall. The door is adapted to open inwardly on hinge pins Ztl vertically disposed along a longitudinal edge 22 of the door.

Structure 10, constituting a major feature of the invention, includes an angled bracket 23 of inverted L-form having its vertical leg 24 provided with several apertures for its securement by screws 26 to the wall adjacent the frame 27 of the door and its hinged edge. Attached securely along one end of the upper surface of dust board 14 by means of screws 28 is a flat elongated member 30. A support member 32 having an upwardly extending mid-portion 34 and upper and lower outwardly extending flange members 36 and 38, respectively, connected to the upper and lower ends of said mid-portion, is attached at its lower flange member 38 to the outer end of elongated member 30 by means of a pivot pin 40, ange member 3S thus overlying a portion of member 30. The upper flange member 36 of support member 32 is of greater length than its lower ange member 38 and has an elongated slot 42 therein extending from the free end of member 36 almost the entire length thereof. Flange member 36 overlies the horizontal leg 44 of angled bracket 23 and is secured thereto by bolt and nut means 46 passing through apertures 48 spaced apart lengthwise in leg 44 and through slot 42 of flange member 36.

From the above it is seen that support member 32 is not directly attached in pivotal relation to the dust board 14 which it helps support, but instead is pivotally connected to an intermediate element, namely elongated member 30, which in turn is rigidly secured to the dust board. This combination affords a strong durable structure which properly supports the dust board or drapery box during pivotal movement thereof in consequence of any inward swinging movement of the door or closure. Further the bolt and slot connection between leg 44 and flange 36 of bracket 23 and support member 32 respectively enables the distance between the wall and pivot pin 4t) to be selectively varied and hence also the distance the dust board or box may be disposed in advance of the door or closure, by sliding movement of flange 36 and the slot therein with respect to leg 44 and the stationary bolts therein.

The other or free end of the dust board 14 is supported by an adjustable bracket structure 12 comprising a lower angular element 50 firmly secured to the upper part of the closure member 18 adjacent its outer or freely swinging edge 51. Element 50 has two upwardly disposed vertical legs 52 and 56 connected by an intermediate horizontal portion 54, lower leg 52 being connected by means of screws 5S to closure 18, and portion 54 extending inwardly from the door. An upper element 6i? of bracket structure 12 comprises the perpendicularly related legs 62 and 64, vertical leg 62 being in touching engagement with the upper vertical leg 56 of element Sil. Legs S6 and 62 have longitudinally extending aligned slots 66 and 63, respectively therein, through which bolt and nut means 7i) pass for securing elements 50 and 60 in a desired vertical position relative to each other. instead of having a slot, leg 56 may have a number of apertures spaced lengthwise along the leg and registered with slot 68, through which apertures and slot bolt and nut means 7) may pass.

A track 72 is secured to the under-surface of the dust board 14 at the end portion thereof remote from bracket 23, and extends lengthwise of the dust board. As more clearly seen in Figure 3, extending into track 72 through slot 74 thereof is the shank 76 of a heavy duty bolt, the head 73 of which freely slides within the track. The shank of the bolt is freely disposed through horizontal leg 64 of element 6G, and has a washer 75 thereon above leg 64 and a nut Si? threadably engaging the shank below leg 64 to hold same in position with respect to the bolt.

The bracket structure 12 provides means whereby the relative adjustment of elements 50 and 60 permits a vertical adjustment of the dust board 14, as well as means whereby the dust board is enabled'to move longitudinally Patented Aug. 7, 1956` 3 to come extent on swinging movement of the closure and dust board.

In operation of the device of Figures l to 3, when the closure member such as the door 18 is swung open inwardly, dust board 14 will likewise be urged inwardly therewith due to the pivotal connection provided by the bracket structure between the wall and the dust board according to the invention, and since the end of the dust board nearest to the door hinges is pivotally mounted t o one side of the axis of these hinges, it is apparent that the vdust board will not swing on the same axis as thc door and `accordingly it will have a small amount of longitudinal movement provided by the sliding coupling between leg 64 of bracket structure 12 and track 72, as well as swinging movement on pivot pin 40.

Figure 4 illustrates a particular application of the drapery box or dust board mounting of the invention to a number of closures or doors spaced close together side by side. The two doors 82 are arranged to swing inwardly counterclockwise about their hinged edges 84, and the two doors 86 are adapted to swing inwardly clockwisc about their hinged edges 88. Above each of doors 82 is mounted a drapery box 90 pivotally connected at one end to the wall adjacent the hinged edges 84 of these doors, by means of the bracket structure 10 of the invention, the other end of each such drapery box being slidably attached to bracket structure 12 (mostly hidden from view) in turn connected to doors 82 adjacent the free edges 91 thereof. Likewise, above each of doors 86 is mounted a drapery box 92 pivotally connected at one end to the wall adjacent the hinged edges 88 of these doors, by means of bracket structure 10 of the invention, the other end of each such drapery box being slidably coupled to bracket structure 12 (mostly hidden from view), the latter being connected to doors 86 adjacent the free edges 93 thereof. In this manner, drapes may be conveniently hung over a number of closures spaced in close juxtaposed relation to each other to conceal same, and arranged, by means of the drapery box mounting structure of the invention, to swing inwardly with the closures when the latter are opened.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that mountings for drapery boxes or the like constructed in accordance with the invention are particularly useful by reason of the convenience and facility with which they may be as- 1 sembled and operated, as well as their durability and simplicity of construction.

Since various modifications of the invention structure will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention, the same is to be taken as limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. In combination, a closure for a wall opening of a building, said closure being hinged to swing inwardly on vertical hinge pins, and a mounting for a drapery dust board for supporting a dust board above said closure, said mounting comprising a first bracket of inverted L-form secured to the wall adjacent the hinged side of the closure, said bracket having a vertical and horizontal leg, an essentially at elongated member secured transversely along one end of the upper surface of said dust board, a support member having upper and lower outwardly extending portions connected by an intermediate portion, means pivotally connecting said lower portion with the outer end of such elongated member, means for attachment `tot said unpcrponion ,tn the horizontal les of said rst bracket, said last-mentioned means being selectively adjustable to vary the distance between said wall and said pivotally connecting means, a second bracket mounted on said closure adjacent the unhinged side thereof and a slidable connection between said second bracket and the other end of the lower surface of said dust board adjacent said second bracket.

2. In a combination as defined in claim 1, wherein said means for attachment of said upper outwardly extending portion of said support member to the horizontal leg of said first bracket includes an elongated slot longitudinally disposed in said upper portion, a plurality of apertures in said horizontal leg and a plurality of fastencrs engaged in said apertures and said slot to prevent relative movement between said support member and said first bracket, the distance between said wall and said pivotally connecting means being selectively varied by movement of said upper portion and said slot relative to said horizontal leg and Said fasteners.

3. In combination, `a closure for a wall opening of a building, said closure being hinged to swing inwardly on vertical hinge pins, and a mounting for a drapery dust board for supporting said dust board above said closure, said mounting comprising a first bracket of inverted L- forrn secured to the wall adjacent `the hinged side of the closure, said bracket having a vertical and a horizontal leg, an essentially at elongated member secured transversely along one end of the upper surface of said dust board and extending substantially to an outer corner thereof, a supportmember having an upwardly extending mid-portion and upper and lower horizontal ange members connected to the upper and lower ends of said mid-portion, said ange members extending outwardly away from each other, a pivot pin connecting said lower flange memberwith the outer end of said elongated member for pivotal movement of said dust board on swinging movement of `said closure, an elongated slot in said upper ange member extending longitudinally from adjacent the free end thereof substantially along its entire length, said upper flange member overlying the horizontal leg of said first bracket, a plurality of apertures in the horizontal leg of said first bracket aligned with said slot, a plurality of fasteners engaged in said apertures and said slot to prevent relative movement between said support member and said first bracket, the distance between said ywall and said pivot pin being selectively varied by movement of said upper ange member and said s lot relative to said horizontal leg and said fasteners, a second bracket mounted on said closure adjacent the unhinged side thereof, a slidable connection between said second bracket and the lower surface of the other end of saididust board adjacent said second bracket, and means associated with said second bracket for selectively adjusting the vertical distance between the top of said closure and said dust board.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,443,211 Carterett Jan. 23, 1923 1,786,498 Maroney Dec. 30, 1930 2,602,499 Ault July 8, 1952 

